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Board approves Heritage Hillside 48‑unit apartment development on Main Street
Summary
The Planning Board approved a six‑building, 48‑unit multi‑family development at 1542 Main Street with conditions on tree plantings, public works comments, delegated MDEP review, plat recording, engineer certification and sewer impact fee payment.
The Lewiston Planning Board approved a development review application for Heritage Hillside, a 48‑unit apartment project proposed for 1542 Main Street. The project, set on approximately 7.5 acres in the highway business zone, will construct six buildings with a total of 48 dwelling units and provide 78 parking spaces where 53 are required.
Staff told the board the site is currently vacant and that developers expect to begin construction in fall 2025 with occupancy of some units in late 2025 and early 2026. Utilities will connect to public sewer and water on Main Street and electric service will be extended underground from an existing pole on the east side of Main Street to transformers serving each building. Staff said the project stays well under the zone’s maximum impervious ratio (a proposed 21.6% vs a 75% maximum) and that the city has delegated stormwater review authority for projects of this size; staff has notified the state agency responsible for stormwater review.
The board’s approval included six conditions: 1) amend the site plan to show required street trees as at least 8 feet tall and 2.5‑inch caliper at planting; 2) address all Public Works comments prior to building permits; 3) receive approval for delegated stormwater review from MDEP prior to permits; 4) file a plat plan with the registry of deeds prior to permits; 5) require an engineer’s certification that improvements match approved plans prior to certificate of occupancy; and 6) pay the sewer impact fee for the building before occupancy. The applicant said the project will be constructed in phases, with buildings 1 and 2 first followed by the other buildings, and confirmed the structures will be two stories and about 33 feet high.
